What color is #4653A6?

#4653A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4653A6?

The RGB value is 70, 83, 166: 70 red, 83 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4653A6?

The complementary color is #A69946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4653A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4653A6 color

#4653A6 rgb(70, 83, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4653A6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.5% green and 65.1% blue (70, 83, 166).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Blasphemous Blue (#3356AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#4653A6 color codes

HEX	`#4653A6`
RGB	`rgb(70, 83, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 50%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 20.34, -46.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 50.73, 293.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.5, 10.241, 37.387)`
Decimal	`4608934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4653A6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4653A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4653A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4653A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4653a6; }
.text { color: #4653a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4653a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 83 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4653a6, #6946a6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4653A6?: #4653A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4653A6?: The RGB value is 70, 83, 166: 70 red, 83 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4653A6?: The complementary color is #A69946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4653A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.